Gentlemen, ever wonder if there was an easier way to do s/(bla)(goo)/$1NORD$2/ Well how about s/bla^goo/NORD/ Yes, that's right, a new special operator (I'm overloading ^ here, but I'm sure you can choose a wiser one that will also work at the beginng of a line.) Anyway, this brilliant concept I hereby toss to you (and